Marc 4 MIDI

Overview

The Marc 4 MIDI audio system provides four analogue inputs,
four analogue outputs and two MIDI-I/Os with 16 input and output channels each.

This compact PCI-card transforms a regular PC into the main unit of a professional
home recording studio. With high-quality 24bit/96kHz converters and sound optimised circuit
design it offers professional audio quality on an especially good price basis,
forming the optimal solution to an affordable multi-channel recording system with
extended MIDI-capabilities.

The effective hardware design with no-interrupt architecture and a continually
evolving high speed driver suite provide an undisturbed operation and minimal latency values
in all software surroundings. This makes the Marc 4 MIDI particularly suitable for the working
with software instruments and software samplers.

Flexible routing, start-stop synchronisation of all in- and outputs, sample exact
transfer on all channels and direct undelayed controlling of the inputs
(zero-latency monitoring) make the Marc 4 MIDI the ideal partner for ambitious
harddisk-recording.

Like every member of the Marc-series, the Marc 4 MIDI is characterised by an
easy installation and a steadily controlled high quality of manufacturing.
It operates perfectly with Intel and AMD based systems.

In/Outputs

Four analogue in- and four analogue outputs in full duplex architecture,
in connection with a sound optimised circuit design provide professional audio specifications.
A/D and D/A converters of the well-known manufacturer AKM,
as well as the complete hard- and software architecture are designed for 24bit/96 kHz operation.

The analogue I/Os are lead outside via 6,3mm stereo TRS jacks.
The outputs work with low impedance and are therefore suitable for headphones.

Software controlled input amplifiers allow incoming signals to be boosted to +18 dB
or cut to -40 dB. All input channels can be routed to any output - even if several
audio systems of the same type are installed.
The monitoring modes on-punch and on-rec are supported by all input channels.

Multi-card-operation/cascading

The Marc 4 MIDI is capable of easily being cascaded to other Marian audio systems.
This way up to four members of the Marc-series can be combined to an affordable
multi-channel system,
in which only one single driver manages the controlling of all parameters of the
same Marc-type. In connection with the Syncbus it takes care for perfect
synchronisation of all individual systems and makes all Marc systems available
to one ASIO-software application.

Driver suite

The Marc 4 MIDI provides a complete list of drivers for Windows.

The contiually improved and expanded multi-client driver for ASIO,
GSIF 2, WDM with kernel streaming and real, non emulated DirectSound support,
provide minimal latency values for all software surroundings.
Modular and clear driver dialogues enable the manipulation of
many parameters and the display of all in and outputs.
That includes exact level metering, flexible monitoring and synchronisation settings.